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Racine Art Museum announces fellowship winners

The Racine Art Museum has announced the first round of winners for a new artist fellowship program intended to showcase the diverse talent in the Racine and Kenosha visual arts community and to promote professional development.

The awards are based entirely on the quality of the artwork submitted. The four winners are: Jerrold Belland and Doug DeVinny of Racine and Kimberly Greene and Kathleen Laybourn of Kenosha.

Each fellowship winner is awarded $2,500, which may be used for any expense related to the development of new work or that advances the artists' careers, such as equipment, supplies, studio rentals, travel, and so on.

Designed to heighten critical attention on their work, an exhibition of each recipient's artwork will be staged at RAM's Wustum Museum of Fine Arts, from Aug. 31 to Nov. 30. The Racine Art Museum's Artist Fellowship is sponsored by a grant from the Osborne and Scekic Family Foundation.

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